Tesla pulls into profit for first time in two years

Madeleine Cuff
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Electric carmaker posts surprise third-quarter profit following production surge

Elon Musk has come good on his promise to turn Tesla into a profit-making company by the end of 2018, posting a surprise profit of more than $300m for the three months to the end of September in a quarterly...

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